Oral Health of Individuals Who Attended a Mother-child Dental Care Program - Longitudinal Study
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Purpose
The aim of this longitudinal study was to assess the oral health of individuals attending a mother-child dental care program (PPPWB). The mean DMFT and GBI in the second phase and the control group were 0.75 and 6.75, 1.47 and 10.74, respectively. It was concluded that the individuals who attended the PPPWB had better oral health status than the control group. When the two phases of the study were compared, it was noted that the individuals in the second phase had better oral health, although they had a higher score for gingival bleeding.
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Health Behavior |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Oral Health of Individuals Who Attended a Mother-child Dental Care Program - Longitudinal Study |
| Enrollment: | 278 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2009 |
| Study Completion Date: | May 2010 |
| Primary Completion Date: | May 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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participation in a dental health program
Group 1 - children who participated to a dental health program Group 2 - children who did not participate to dental health program
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participation in a preventive program
Group 1 - children who participated to the preventive program Group 2 - children who did not participate
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Detailed Description:
The aim of this longitudinal study was to assess the oral health of individuals attending a mother-child dental care program (PPPWB). Letters were sent to the 343 children who were examined in phase 1. One hundred and thirty nine individuals returned for the oral examination - experimental group (40.5%). The control group consisted of 139 individuals who did not receive dental care from the PPPWB. These individuals were paired to the experimental group according to their age and socio-demographic characteristics. Gingival bleeding (GBI) and DMFT indices were used in order to determine the children's oral health status. The mean DMFT and GBI in the second phase and the control group were 0.75 and 6.75, 1.47 and 10.74, respectively. It was concluded that the individuals who attended the PPPWB had better oral health status than the control group. When the two phases of the study were compared, it was noted that the individuals in the second phase had better oral health, although they had a higher score for gingival bleeding.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 9 Years to 13 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Letters were sent to 343 of the examined children, inviting the guardians to take their children for an oral health assessment at the children's dental clinic at UFPI. The number of children that returned for an examination was 139, and these individuals comprised the experimental group.
Control Group After assessing the characteristics of the experimental group, the control group was determined and consisted of 139 individuals (93 females and 46 males) who were paired to the experimental group according to their socio-demographic characteristics and age but who had not attended the PPPWB.
The study hypothesis is that individuals who attended the PPPWB have better oral health than those who did not attend it.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children who participated to the program
Exclusion Criteria:
- children who did not participate
Contacts and Locations| Study Chair: | Lucia D Moura, PhD | Universidade Federal do Piaui |
| Principal Investigator: | Cacilda C Lima, DDS | Universidade Federal do Piaui |
| Study Director: | Marcoeli S Moura, PhD | Universidade Federal do Piaui |
| Study Director: | Josilda F Martins, PhD | Universidade Federal do Piaui |
| Study Director: | Marina M Lima, PhD | Universidade Federal do Piaui |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Lucia de Fatima Almeida de Deus Moura, UFPI |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01272544 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | mouraiso |
| Study First Received: | January 6, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | January 6, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | Brazil: Ethics Committee |
Keywords provided by Universidade Federal do Piauí:
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Dental caries Epidemiology Gingivitis Oral health |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013